Secretary of State Bowen Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for Candidate Order on SD 26 and AD 45 Special Election Ballots

SACRAMENTO - Secretary of State Debra Bowen's office today held a randomized alphabet drawing to determine the order that candidates’ names will appear on the September 17 special primary election ballots and, if necessary, the November 19 special runoff election ballots in the 26th Senate District and the 45th Assembly District.

The Senate District 26 special election will be held to fill the vacancy left by Curren Price, Jr., who resigned after being elected to the Los Angeles City Council.

The Assembly District 45 special election will be held to fill the vacancy left by Bob Blumenfield, who resigned after being elected to the Los Angeles City Council.

The results of today's drawing are as follows:

V

Y

O

W

N

J

B

S

H

X

I

K

A

R

G

F

L

C

P

U

Q

Z

M

D

E

T

In accordance with Elections Code section 13111, the names of candidates on the ballot are arranged based on the randomized alphabet. This alphabet applies throughout the entire last name of the candidate. If the names of two or more candidates begin with the same letter, their ballot listing order is determined by applying the randomized alphabet to the next letter(s) of their names. If last names of multiple candidates are the same, the randomized alphabet also applies to first names.

Today's randomized alphabet drawing was held in the Secretary of State's office in compliance with Elections Code section 13112. Staff members pulled the letters in a lottery-style drawing, with witnesses from the public present.